Brown University
RI · AI Readiness #36 of 227
AIREDEX™ Score: 8.6 /10
Strong AI leadership and research; no undergraduate AI degree or formal career pipeline.
Brown has strong institutional AI leadership, a $20M NSF institute, campus-wide tools including a university-built platform, a well-developed ethics infrastructure, and broad curriculum integration. The gaps are an undergraduate AI degree and a formal career pipeline.
Pillar grades
- Commitment: B+
- Curriculum: A-
- Partnerships: B+
- Research: A
A(I)ttitude™: progressive
Selected Highlights
- Michael L. Littman holds the inaugural Associate Provost for Artificial Intelligence title at Brown, reporting to the Provost — a primary AI-specific senior administrative role.
- Generative AI in Teaching and Learning Committee is named, co-chaired by Littman and Eric Kaldor, cross-functional (OIT + Sheridan Center), with documented public outputs including campus-wide tool guidance within past 2 years.
- Multiple institutional-level AI policy artifacts exist: Provost's August 2023 communication, AI Guidelines for Brown Communicators, Provost's four-part AI framework, OVPR research guidance, and school-level policies referencing the Associate Provost.
- NSF ARIA grant of $20M (5-year) is the primary documented AI-specific dollar figure; Capital One contributing $1M to ARIA; ICERM NSF grant of $16.5M includes AI applications. Brown-specific confirmed AI-designated figure is $20M (ARIA lead institution).
- ARIA (AI Research Institute on Interaction for AI Assistants) is a named cross-disciplinary institute drawing from CS, cognitive science, neuroscience, and behavioral science across multiple institutions, led by Ellie Pavlick, with $20M NSF funding and active programming since November 2025.